Nico

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈniːkəʊ//
United Kingdom//ˈnɪkəʊ//
United States//ˈniːkoʊ//
United States//ˈnɪkoʊ//

A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
To become one of the iconic models of the era, he felt she needed a new name. Tobias had been in love with the Greek director Nico Papatakis, who had been married to the French actress Anouk Aimeé. To honor Papatakis, in 1956 Tobias gave his protégé the name Nico.
2
A diminutive of the female given name Nichola.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
No country was ever better served than Britain by our two key diplomats at this time: Sire Anthony Parsons, Britain's UN Ambassador and Sir Nicolas (Nico) Henderson, our Ambassador in Washington, both possessed precisely those qualities of intelligence, toughness, style and eloquence that the situation required.
Best get on. Dusters are under the sink, Nico. Nicholas?

Etymology

Variant of Nick + -o.

Nicki · A diminutive of the female given names Nicola or Nicole.nickname · A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead…Nicky · A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola,…

Nico · A diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.

Nicola · A female given name from Ancient Greek.Nicolas · A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of…Nicole · A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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